Did you miss this week's sermon?  Or perhaps you'd like to hear the series as taught from a different voice or campus? Here is your chance to catch up with a sermon or podcast from our Crosswalk Media Content Team as we teach through our current series....  Read More

INTRODUCTIONThe following is a guide to help facilitate discussion between you and the person you’re studying with or with your Connect Group. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.OPEN QUESTIONSHave you ever had a time in your life when you had no idea what God was up to, or if He was paying attention at all?  What w...  Read More

Here is a quick overview of David and Saul’s relationship in 1 Samuel 18. The relationship is marked by complex and growing tension, driven by admiration and jealousy. After David defeats Goliath in 1 Samuel 17, his popularity among the people of Israel skyrockets. Saul, the reigning king, initially sees David as a promising ally and a source of pride, but as David’s success continues to grow, Sau...  Read More

1 Samuel 18:14David continued to succeed in everything he did, for the Lord was with him. 15 When Saul recognized this, he became even more afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David because he was so successful at leading his troops into battle.I find it interesting that the word used for Saul’s emotions are not that he was “jealous,” but that he was “afraid.” How closely related are ...  Read More

1 Samuel 18:7 This was their song: “Saul has killed his thousands,    and David his ten thousands!”Coming back to this text today. This is quite a clever turn of phrase, but it is not helpful in the relationship between Saul and David. The women were coming out of their homes and singing this song, which makes me think it was perhaps already popular in the cities and towns where David and Saul had...  Read More

Psalm 131Lord, my heart is not proud;    my eyes are not haughty.I don’t concern myself with matters too great    or too awesome for me to grasp.2 Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself,    like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother’s milk.    Yes, like a weaned child is my soul within me.3 O Israel, put your hope in the Lord—    now and always.1 Samuel 18:6 When the victorious Isra...  Read More